EDUCATION CATALOGUE2015

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CONTENTS

3 - ABOUT US

4 - OUR PEDAGOGY

5 - OUR RANGE

6 - EDUCATION BOXES

7 - DIY GAMER KIT

8 - DIY SPEAKER KIT 9 - DIY SYNTH KIT

10 - DIY THIRSTY PLANT KIT

11 - DIY ELECTRO DOUGH KIT

12 - START ARDUINO KIT

13 - TWSU RESOURCES

14 - TRAIN THE TRAINERS

15 - ENRICHMENT DAYS

16 - CONTACT

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Technology Will Save Us is on a mission to spark the creative imagination of young people using hands-on technology.

We create award winning DIY kits and digital resources that help people make, play, code and invent using technology. We started in 2012, packing kits around our kitchen table, and have now sold over 40,000 kits in 87 countries. We’ve collaborated with Google and the recently the BBC on the Micro Bit to reach 1 million 12-year-olds in the UK. We’re growing a community of parents, young people and educators bursting to make, play, code and invent even more with technology.

Our East London mini factory houses a team of 20 parents, designers, sales people, financiers, marketing gurus, production specialist, educators, engineers, e-commerce experts, designers and developers. We’re passionately building the most accessible and entertaining brand for the maker generation.

ABOUT US

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OUR PEDAGOGY

WHAT

WHAT

WHY

WHY

HOW

HOW

LEARNING BY DOING

TRANSFERABLE LIFE SKILLS

OPEN ENDED

DESIRABILITY

DEMOCRATISED LEARNING

CROSS CURRICULA

CO-LEARNING

PLAY

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Hands on learning engages students and provides the ability to succeed beyond the traditional academic areas, boosting self con-fidence and motivation.

One box contains all the components you need to start making.

Learning technical/making skills empowers us to fix and invent, picking up valuable skills along the way.

Designing, problem solving, critical thinking, soldering, prototyping, coding, collaboration, debugging, persistence…and more.

Open ended activities enable everyone to succeed but can challenge even the most able participant.

Low threshold, high ceiling activities are structured for success but allow for infinite outcomes.

If people care about what they are making, it has more meaning for them and deepens learning.

Designed around everyday life themes in response to real world needs, resulting in objects that are both beautiful and useful.

Using online resources allows everyone access expert guidance and frees time for parents/teachers to engage learners rather than knowledge delivery.

Free age appropriate online resources to support both novice and experienced makers.

Making reinforces key STEAM principles.Exciting projects to spark learning across different curriculum including core subject areas.

Working collaboratively promotes deeper problem solving as well as softer social skills such as communication and negotiation.

We support collaborative making, both peer to peer and teacher to peer. Share the trials and the tribulations.

Play helps us develop a deeper engagement and understanding of the world around us.

Play and tinker with Technology, from electro dough dinosaurs to coding a game of pong or making a din with the synth.

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OUR RANGE

AGE 15-16

AGE 12-15

AGE 7-11

AGE 4-7

DIY ELECTRO DOUGH KIT

DIY THIRSTY PLANT KIT

DIY SYNTH KIT

DIY SPEAKER KIT

DIY GAMER KIT

START ARDUNIO KIT

KS 1-2

KS 2+

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These boxes contain all the kits, tools, materials and resources needed to get young people excited about making and inventing with technology in the classroom.

To get young people making everywhere we have created education boxes. These boxes of curiosity contain a set of 12 or 16 of our DIY Kits as well as all the materials, tools, worksheets and software that you will need to run a workshop at your location. The perfect and most cost effective way of getting young people to make, play, learn and invent with technology.

EDUCATION BOXES

3D FILES

SOFTWARE

TERM OVERVIEWS

LESSON PLANS

STEP-BY-STEP MANUALS

DIY KITS

WORKSHEETS

CHEAT SHEETS

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Make your own hand-held games console and learn to code your own video games. This lovely kit is an entire curriculum in one. Great for cross disciplinary teaching, group work and STEAM activities.

- Good for ages 10+ (Key-stage 2-4)

- Re-usable with top up packs available

- Contains 10-15 hour long lessonsDesign andTechnology

MathsCo

mpu

ter

Scie

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

CODING

SOLDERING

ELECTRONICS

DESIGN

AVAILABLE

IN 3 VERSIONS

TO SUIT YOUR

NEEDS

WITH ARDUINO 16 KITS -

£800

WITHOUT ARDUINO 16 KITS -

£571

PRE - SOLDERED

16 KITS - £1200

10+

2-4

AGE GROUP

KEYSTAGE

SKILLS VERSIONS PRICES

PRICESPRICES

- Learn how to solder, understand the difference between a good and a bad solder joint, and how to troubleshoot a circuit.

- Understand how to build your own games console with electronic components whilst learning about each component.

- Learn about microcontrollers and how to use them to program physical devices.

- Learn about the principles of animation and how to create your own frame-by-frame animations.

- Understand how to use physical inputs to control the screen.

- Learn how to design and invent your own game, the process of designing a game and game dynamics.

- Learn how to use infrared to wirelessly send and receive data.

Build a custom set of speakers by soldering your own amplifier and designing your own speakers out of any material! Great for project based learning and all students can take their creations home.

- Good for new solderers and more

advanced makers.

- Excellent as a cross curricular project.

SOLDERING

ELECTRONICS

DESIGN

16 KITS - £40010+ 2-4

AGE GROUP KEYSTAGESKILLS PRICE

DesignTechnology

Science

Literacy Mus

ic

ResistantMaterials

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- Learn how to solder, understand the difference between a good and a bad solder joint, and how to troubleshoot a circuit.

- Understand how to build your own speaker with electronic components whilst learning about each component.

- Understand how sound is transmitted through waves.

- Learn the importance of recycling and how to re-purpose and give value to materials by reconstructing them into new objects.

- Practice your design thinking and problem solving skills.

- Learn the value of prototyping and its contribution to the development of a product.

- Experience the hands-on discipline of Product Design.

- Learn how to write a pitch, gather feedback and evaluate your proposals.

8 DIY SPEAKER KIT

Make and create your own electronic sounds and music with your custom synthesizer. Learn how to use a breadboard and design a synth for your musical pleasure. Then construct and design a case for your synth. DESIGN

ELECTRONICS16 KITS - £244.8012+ 2-4

AGE GROUP KEYSTAGESKILLS PRICE

- Good for intermediate and more

advanced makers.

- No soldering required.

- Reusable prototyping breadboard.

Design an

d

Technolo

gy Resistant

Materials

Computer

Science (add on)

Music

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- Learn how to construct an electronic circuit on a breadboard.

- Understand how to build a circuit with electronic components whilst learning about each component’s role.

- Learn about the science behind sound waves and understand the relationship between frequency and pitch.

- Experience the difference between analogue and digital.

- Learn the value of prototyping and its contribution to the development of a product.

- Experience the hands-on discipline of Product Design.

- Extend your curriculum by learning how to connect your DIY Synth to a microcontroller.

9 DIY SYNTH KIT

Build a solar-powered moisture sensor that lets you know when your plants need watering. This great DIY kit requires no soldering, only twisting a circuit to create your custom gadget. ELECTRONICS

SOLAR POWER

DESIGN

16 KITS - £2688+ 1-2

AGE GROUP KEYSTAGESKILLS PRICE

- Good for beginners.

- Great introduction to electronics.

- Can be hacked by more advanced

makers with an Arduino.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- Learn how to use everyday materials to create a sensor.

- Learn about sensors and how they work.

- Understand how to build a circuit with electronic components whilst learning about each component’s role.

- Learn about solar power and how it generates electricity

- Extend your curriculum by learning how to program your Thirsty Plant Kit to become a connected device(add on)

Design andTechnology

ScienceCom

pute

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Scie

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10 DIY THIRSTY PLANT KIT

Create fun and simple circuits using LEDs, buzzers, switches and electronic play dough! Make your own dough and watch creations come to life whilst learning circuitry with this fun and easy material. ELECTRONICS

DESIGN16 KITS - £220.804+ 1-3

AGE GROUP KEYSTAGESKILLS PRICE

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- Learn how to make insultating and conductive modelling dough.

- Learn about conductivity and what makes a material conductive.

- Learn about insulation and what makes a material insulating.

- Learn about the properties and differences between series and parallel circuits.

- Learn about how sensors, switches and a range other components work.

Desig

n and

Technolo

gy

Science

11 DIY ELECTRO DOUGH KIT

- Good for beginners.

- Great introduction to electronics.

- Can be hacked by more advanced

makers with an Arduino.

Learn about the Arduino Uno and control electrical circuits using code. Program these micro-controllers to sense physical interactions and control LEDs, Buttons, Motors and more. This solder-less breadboard circuitry making is perfect for rapid prototyping and experimentation, being quick to assemble, disassemble and totally re-usable.

ELECTRONICS

PROTOTYPING

CODING

16 KITS - £93612+ 3-4

AGE GROUP KEYSTAGESKILLS PRICE

- Good for beginners. Can be hacked by more advanced makers with an Arduino- Great introduction to electronics that can then be programmed

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- Learn about the Arduino Uno. These micro-controllers, when used with your everyday computer can be programmed to control and sense physical interactions such as LEDs, Buttons, Motors.

- Make programable circuits using a variety of components and a breadboard. This technique of solder-less circuit making is perfect for rapid prototyping and experimentation, being quick to assemble, disassemble and are totally re-usable.

- Control electrical circuits using code written on the computer in Arduino’s IDE and then uploaded to the Arduino Uno via USB. This allows you the potential to transform digital and analogue inputs into physical outcomes like light or movement.

- Explore Arduino’s open source software and growing global support network to help you problem solve and advance you coding skills.

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CHEAT SHEETS

When learning so many new skills, it can sometimes become overwhelming. With this in mind, we have designed a series of fun Cheat Sheets to simplify the process. The Cheat Sheets contain the essential information in a clear and easy to understand format, just follow the steps, it’s as easy as baking a cake.

They are all downloadable to complement your lessons and workshops.

MANUALS

Each kit comes with a simple step by step Manual. These Manuals are very visual, brightly coloured and contain fun hints and tips, allowing students to work at their own pace, taking them through each step in the making process.

These work well with either individual, pair or group work and allows learners to progress at their own pace.

LESSON PLANS

The learning journey is different with each kit. We have created clear lesson plans with key learning objectives for each kit, allowing the kit to be used for one session or to be used across a whole term. The lessons plans act as guides, which can be tailored or extended by the education providers to meet the needs of their learners.

We are always looking for fun and new ways to use our kit, so if you have an idea please let us know or upload it on our community page to help others learn.

HOW TO VIDEOS

Our online videos cover everything from quick, fun introductions to our kits to step by step assembly guides. We love videos because they are a great resource to aid in the teaching process. Videos allow pupils to continue their learning at home, or can be used in the classroom as part of the lesson. Our online resources are always growing with projects from our community, experts and, also, in house from the TWSU team.

TWSU RESOURCES

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These personalised training sessions are for facilitators; we teach you the skills to lead and teach STEAM sessions using our kits.

We have a growing collection of lessons and examples of our kits being used in curriculum. We are actively working with Code Club, the Prince’s Trust and individual teachers and facilitators to create lessons around our kits. We also offer training courses for teachers to get you started in your own making journey with your students.

If you are interested in being a part of our group teacher ambassadors or get trained to bring our kits into your space, please let us know!

TRAIN THE TRAINERS

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These fun filled days are bespoke Tech Will Save Us events in your school, club or maker space. Our very own TWSU experts design a session specific to your needs. These can range from a half day to a few weeks of learning.

Our enrichment days have been really successful in engaging and getting pupils excited about learning as well as pro-actively doing more with their skills. Enrichment days are a great way to kick-start your school, club, camp, event to get making with technology.

ENRICHMENT DAYS

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For more information about TWSU or our products you can reach us in a few ways.

www.techwillsaveus.com

For further information on any of our offers contact the sales team: sales@techwillsaveus.com

For customer support contact: support@techwillsaveus.com

For press contact: info@techwillsaveus.com

Or call the studio: (+44) 2033711473

CONTACT